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One-year-old girl drowns after being trapped in a car in the Coosa River

Alabama authorities say the child's mother is unfamiliar with the area and drove her car straight into the water,

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Updated: 6:16 PM CDT Jul 24, 2016

One-year-old girl drowns after being trapped in a car in the Coosa River

Alabama authorities say the child's mother is unfamiliar with the area and drove her car straight into the water,

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Updated: 6:16 PM CDT Jul 24, 2016

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WEBVTT LAN IN SAINT CLAIRE COUNTY. THE MOTHER WASN'T FAMILIAR WITH THE AREA. >> THIS IS VERY UPSETTING THAT CHILD DIDN'T HAVE A CHANCE IN LIFE >> SYLVIA IS VERY UPSET TO LEARN A 1-YEAR-OLD GIRL DIDN'T MAKE IT OUT OF HER MOTHER'S CA INVESTIGATORS SAY THE MOTHER DROVE STRAIGHT DOWN A BOAT LANDING AND INTO THE WATER. STRAIGHT TROOPERS SAY TARA BETH RAY WAS DRIVIN SHE AND A MALE PASSENGER DID MAKE IT OU RAG LAN POLICE SAY THE THREE WERE VISITING FRIENDS AND NOT FAMILIAR WITH THIS STRETCH OF ROAD. THIS IS A SIGN WARNING DRIVERS OF THE BOAT LANDING JUST AROUND THE CURVE HERE. POLICE SAY IT WAS DARK, AND FOGGY. NEIGHBORS I SPOKE TO OFF CAMERA SAY IT'S A STRETCH OF ROAD THEY HAVE BEEN CONCERNED ABOUT FOR A WHIL SHE'S HAVING A HARD TIME PROCESSING EVERYTHING >> NOW THEY'RE N MAKING SENSE ABOUT IT. IT'S BAD. REPORTER: STRAIGHT TROOPERS CONTINUE TO INVESTIGATE THE

One-year-old girl drowns after being trapped in a car in the Coosa River

Alabama authorities say the child's mother is unfamiliar with the area and drove her car straight into the water,